Planetary Dialogues

The Planetary Dialogues are an informal and evolving space within the AI + Planetary Justice Alliance, created to foster open, unstructured conversations about the socio-environmental implications of AI. Rather than rigid panels or structured debates, these dialogues offer a low-barrier, accessible way for anyone—researchers, activists, artists, workers, and community members—to gather, share experiences, and think together about how AI shapes and is shaped by planetary justice concerns.

While entirely informal in nature, each Planetary Dialogue may be loosely organized around a central theme or provocation—such as "AI and Extractivism," "The Politics of AI Supply Chains," or "The Right to Refuse AI." These topics will serve as starting points rather than rigid structures, allowing discussions to evolve based on participants' interests, lived experiences, and critical perspectives.

Some dialogues may take the form of:

  • Drop-in virtual gatherings, where participants can share thoughts freely and listen to others without any expectations.

  • Loosely structured roundtables, where facilitators introduce a theme, but the conversation flows organically.

  • Creative or speculative sessions, imagining alternative futures for AI and planetary justice.

Stay tuned for upcoming Dialogues!

Upcoming Planetary Dialogues

  • Co-Mapping the AI Supply Chain Impact Framework

    2 July, 2025 - 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm CEST

    Online

    Join us for the first Planetary Dialogue!

    After an introduction and presentation of the AIPJ Alliance and its team, the event will invite participants to test, challenge, and expand the framework through a participatory, co-creative process. The session aims to engage the audience in a live, structured exercise to identify missing impact areas, refine the framework’s dimensions, and propose alternative ways to assess AI’s real-world footprint. The goal is to foster bottom-up, collective knowledge production, ensuring the framework remains adaptive, critical, and reflective of diverse perspectives.

    The AIPJ Impact Framework is designed to map the questions we may want to ask to assess the environmental, social, and political impacts of AI systems across their entire lifecycle–from raw material extraction, through manufacturing, model training and deployment, all the way to disposal. We aim to make visible the material and extractive dimensions of AI production that are often hidden in mainstream responsible AI discourse.

    We invite you to join us in this effort. Your feedback is essential to refining this tool and advancing more accountable, sustainable practices in the AI industry.

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